Libya's army announces it is imposing a no-fly zone over the city of Benghazi, following clashes in which at least 43 people died.

Mexican authorities arrest Leonor Nava Romero, the alleged head of a major criminal gang, Los Rojos (the Reds) in the southern state of Guerrero.

The biggest power plant in Serbia is threatened by the worst flooding in the Balkans for more than a century, officials say.

Ukraine is edging towards "the point of no return", a top UN official tells the BBC, amid deadly tension between pro-Kiev and separatist forces.

Swiss voters will decide in a referendum on Sunday on whether to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world.

North Korea issues a rare apology for the collapse of an apartment building in Pyongyang last week which is feared to have killed scores of people.

Iran's foreign minister says reaching a final nuclear deal with world powers is still within reach, despite little progress in recent talks.

Police investigating the mine disaster in western Turkey that killed more than 300 people arrest 18 people, including mining company executives.